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Draft Report on European Baccalaureate 2019

9. Complaints and Appeals

In accordance with Article 12 of the Arrangements for implementing the Regulations for the
European Baccalaureate, an administrative appeal may be lodged with the Chairman of the
Baccalaureate Examining Board. The appeal may only concern a procedural irregularity.

Under Article 12.2. of the same Arrangements it 30
is stated that: “A complaint or an appeal may only 26
concern a procedural irregularity. A procedural 25
irregularity occurs in the event of non- 20 16
compliance with the provisions concerning the 15 13 11
European Baccalaureate adopted by the Board 10 9
of Governors and the Board of Inspectors
(Secondary)”. 5
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The table on the right shows the number of 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
appeals lodged over the past five years.

 Description of the administrative appeals lodged in reference with the 2019
European Baccalaureate session
Time # Plaintive Invoked reason Decision

“Against the overall results obtained at the BAC
1 pupil Rejected
examinations”

“Against the decision of the Board to give her a mark
2 pupil Rejected
of 0.” Attempt cheating case”

3 parents “Against the oral examination in Philosophy” Rejected

4 pupils “Against the written examination of Biology” Rejected

“Against L3 Dutch written examination and other Partially
5 pupil
issues” accepted

“Against the decision of the Board not to grant the
6 parents Rejected
After the June Baccalaureate Diploma”
2019 session
“Against the mark of the L1 Oral examination in
7 pupil Rejected
French”

“Against the mark of the L1 Oral examination in
8 pupil Rejected
French”

Appeal “with regard to marks awarded to some of the
9 pupil Rejected
written European Baccalaureate examinations”

10 pupil “Against the S7 Language 2 German class” Rejected

Appeal “asking for the revision of the decision of the
11 parents European Baccalaureate jury not to grant the Rejected
Baccalaureate diploma.”

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